Girls' name · since 1925
Melaine
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 2,396 babies named Melaine, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,396
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
Melaine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,396 recorded since 1925.
Melaine has 2,396 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2022.
- #4,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,396 born since 1925
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melaine ranks #4,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,396 born since 1925, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,396
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
Melaine's 2,396 recorded births place it above 94.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Melaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melaine's full recorded timeline at 1982, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2022
- Peak year (1981)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Melaine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (633 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Melaine's strongest decade.
633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Melaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 171
1950s
171 births
- 1960s
1960s
345 births
- 1970s
1970s
633 births
- 1980s
1980s
624 births
- 1990s
1990s
297 births
- 2000s 149
2000s
149 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 633 births (26% of all-time use).
How Melaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melaine's total volume
Melaine by state
Where Melaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 4.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 95 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 79 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 26 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.5% |
118 of 2,396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Melaine appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melaine's data
- Melaine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (633 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melaines (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Melaine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.